Materials Engineer - Infrastructure

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Parsons International
Materials Engineer - Infrastructure
Dubai, UAE

Parsons is a technology-driven engineering services firm with more than 70 years of experience in the engineering, construction, technical, and professional services industries. The corporation is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, defense, and construction. Parsons delivers design/design-build, program/construction management, systems design/engineering, cyber/converged security, and other professional services packaged in innovative alternative delivery methods to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

OPPORTUNITY

Parsons provides construction supervision consultancy to a flagship infrastructure project in Dubai, UAE. The planned development encompasses commercial districts linked by leisure developments that expand into further residential neighborhoods and parks in an area of approximately 400 hectares. Scope of work includes internal roads, external highway intersections, bridges, street lighting, electrical (HV and LV) networks, district cooling, potable water, sewerage, storm water drainage networks, waste management and other structures and infrastructure works.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Have full awareness of testing requirements.
• Check material submissions and properly process approvals. Ensure compliance of used materials with the project’s specifications.
• Assist in the development of testing procedures. Review and approve (make recommendation for approval by the QAM/SRE) of all submitted materials by the contractor.
• Keep up-to-date with new appropriate materials. Participate in construction quality control.
• Supervise, participate and direct sampling and testing of all materials according to the contract and the specifications.
• Analyze the test results in a timely manner and recommend action to the QAM/SRE.
• Maintain records of test results and all taken corrective actions. Track and review the site testing and certificates of compliance.
• Ensure very close and clear coordination of his team activities with the other construction supervision staff.
• Follow up and verify implementation of corrective actions.
• Coordinate the review and approval of specialty and other high-profile materials.
• Ensure inspection and checking of all delivered materials to site for conformance to the project requirements and approval, as directed by QAM/SRE.
• Completes additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
• At least 10 years of related work experience with continued career development and certification.
• Experience in construction supervision of large infrastructure projects.
• Preferably with relevant experience in Dubai.
• Strong assessment and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, presentation and oral communications skills.

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.